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Northside ISD is holding a job fair to fill positions for food service workers, food service manager trainees, head custodians, assistant head custodians, and custodians. The fair will be held Friday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.

Now is the perfect time to empty medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription drugs as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) holds its annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 27.

This year, the Northside Education Foundation (NEF) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and they hope to raise funds for more grants for staff. Consider participating in the NEF Employee Pledge Drive that is now underway and ends Oct. 3. To watch the NEF Pledge Drive video, click here.

It’s hard to imagine a teacher being speechless, but that’s how Rawlinson Middle School history teacher Jennifer Vasquez said she felt when she was surprised at an 8th grade assembly with the ExCEL award.

The Healthy Start: Food, Fitness and Fun project is in full swing in Northside schools, thanks to a $2.6 million federal grant. NISD is in the third year of this grant with students getting fit while having fun.

Celebrating its 20th year, the Northside Education Foundation (NEF) will recognize six outstanding NISD graduates as Pillars of Character at its annual gala. These six outstanding graduates include an elected official, a singer/songwriter, an optometrist, a businessman, a doctor/professor, and an architect.

It’s been a great start to the school year for Northside students, parents, and educators as they settle into their new school year schedules. That seems to be especially true for all involved with NISD’s two newest schools: Ellison Elementary School and Bernal Middle School. Click here for a look back at the principals of those schools as they started preparing for their inaugural year!

Ross Middle School in Northside ISD, along with Congressman Joaquin Castro, and State Representative Justin Rodriguez, will hold their 10th annual Health and Community Resource Fair on Saturday, Sept. 13.

When it comes to music and dance, there does not seem to be any language barriers, including for the hearing impaired. Members of the San Antonio Deaf Dance Company are proving that through an annual summer dance camp held at NISD. This week’s featured video tells about this special camp designed for middle and high school students that brings music and deaf dancers together for an emotional and inspirational performance.

What child hasn’t dreamed of going to outer space at one time or another? Well, for some students from Hobby Middle School that dream will come true when an experiment that they worked on last school year is placed aboard the International Space Station sometime in mid-to late October.

For the sixth consecutive year, Northside ISD can claim a Region 20 Teacher of the Year. The 2015 Region 20 Elementary Teacher of the Year is Gina Reina, a gifted and talented teacher at Wanke Elementary School.

Thirty-nine thousand students at 49 Northside ISD schools will receive free breakfast and lunch this coming school year thanks to the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which will provide the financial support needed, according to Dr. Brian T. Woods, superintendent.

Northside School District will again participate in the National School Lunch Program which provides free and reduced-price meals for students from households with qualifying incomes. Households must apply every school year for the meal program. In addition, foster children who are the legal responsibility of a welfare agency or court may also be eligible for benefits regardless of the income of the household.

While one-on-one communication is the best, in a District as large as Northside ISD it is sometimes difficult. Because we want our parents to stay informed, NISD has several ways that parents and other interested citizens can stay informed about the successes and challenges of San Antonio’s premier school district, as well as news about their children’s schools.

Before 103,000 students arrive for the first day of school on Aug. 25, a brigade of new teachers first have to be schooled. More than 700 new and new-to-Northside ISD teachers went “back-to-school” during New Teacher Academy, an intense three-day professional development designed to share the culture and the expectations of South Texas’ largest school district.

Pease Middle School will host its Bulldog Family Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 13 from noon to 6 p.m. for community members to get ready for school, learn about volunteer opportunities and free classes, and connect with beneficial family service organizations in the area.